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This work focuses on the biogenic synthesis of CuFeO2 nanocomposites (B-CuFeO2 NCs) and B-CuFeO2/polyaniline (PANI) NCs synthesized by Aloe barbadensis miller gel extracts for demonstrating antibacterial activity and utility as...

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Exfoliated and aligned continuous graphene nanoplatelet channels with enhanced mechanical properties and superior electrical conductivity.

Nanocrystalline low-dimensional nanostructured vanadium pentoxide (n-V2O5) nanoparticles were synthesized by hydrothermal and melt quenching approach without use of any reducing agent, acids/bases, and hazardeous solvents. Further, the synthesized V2O5 nanoparticles...

Chylothorax is a rare clinical entity characterized by a milky white aspirate with increased triglyceride levels. The commonest etiology is malignancy and trauma, and bilateral chylothorax, secondary to tuberculosis, is an extremely rare cause, as observed in the present case.

This study has been done to differentiate clinical and biological parameter of co-infections from infections alone and to find out whether patients infected by both malaria and dengue were more severe than either infection alone. Material and Methods: All febrile adult patients (> 18 years of age) were investigated for malaria, dengue and other causes of fever. Patients of concurrent dengue and malaria (Group A) were compared with malaria mono-infection (Group B) and dengue mono-infection (Group C). Frequencies of alterations in clinical, biochemical, haematological parameters and outcome were determined in various groups. Data was analysed using appropriate statistical tests. Results: Out of these 340 patients, there were 52 (15.29%), 132 (38.82%), and 156 (45.88%) patients in Groups A, B, and C respectively. Prevalence of co-infection in our study was 25%. Features like prolonged fever (7.18+/-3.91), severe anemia (23.07%) and respiratory distress (7.69%) were comparable to malaria mono-infection whereas features like bleeding manifestations(15.38%), frontal or retro-orbital headache (80%), arthralgia (15.38%) and / elevated haematocrit were more like dengue mono-infection. Conclusion:In endemic areas for dengue and malaria, prolonged fever, severe anemia and respiratory distress (in dengue patients) and bleeding manifestations, frontal or retro-orbital headache, arthralgia and / elevated haematocrit level (in malaria patients) should raise the suspicion of co-infection and since a high prevalence of co-infection was found in our geographical area. We recommend that all the patients suspected for dual infections should be treated concomitantly for dengue and malaria in malaria endemic areas.

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